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by Dave Van
Fri Sep 05, 2014 11:10 am
Forum: Modeling the Disney Railroads
Topic: Thunder Mesa Mining Co.
Replies: 666
Views: 58383

Re: Thunder Mesa Mining Co.

I know I am really late to the party......but I just got my 2014 On30 Annual....GREAT STUFF!!!
by Dave Van
Tue Aug 12, 2014 10:29 am
Forum: Modeling the Disney Railroads
Topic: Bachmann HO cars
Replies: 13
Views: 1943

Re: Bachmann HO cars

Well then there are these too... http://www.ebay.com/itm/Bachmann-HO-17432-Durango-Silverton-Open-Sided-Excursion-Car-/171097499179?pt=Model_RR_Trains&hash=item27d634a62b I have a set of those, HO scale standard gauge, in CASS RR paint to pull with my Bachmann 3 truck CASS Shay loco. Very nice ...
by Dave Van
Tue Jul 29, 2014 9:44 am
Forum: Community
Topic: Heading to Orlando!
Replies: 6
Views: 1910

Re: Heading to Orlando!

My brother and his wife are at WDW right now. His third trip this year!!! We grew up in So Cal 1960-70 and got to go to DL often.....now he and his wife are maybe bigger fans than I!! I myself have not been to WDW in 10 years....but was at DL last Oct so I will not complain much! My grand daughters ...
by Dave Van
Sun Jul 27, 2014 11:31 pm
Forum: Carolwood Pacific Railroad
Topic: Last remaining Disneyland Mine Train coming to Walt's Barn
Replies: 26
Views: 12531

Re: Last remaining Disneyland Mine Train coming to Walt's Barn

I'd buy about any kind of replica to help fund the project.
Sounds like a great project.
by Dave Van
Thu Jul 17, 2014 3:38 pm
Forum: Modeling the Disney Railroads
Topic: Large Scale E.P. Ripley Model
Replies: 22
Views: 7109

Re: Large Scale E.P. Ripley Model

NEAT! Scale?? It looks like maybe 1/20 or so???
by Dave Van
Mon Jul 14, 2014 12:22 pm
Forum: Community
Topic: 10 Years of the Disney Railroads Discussion Board!
Replies: 14
Views: 2607

Re: 10 Years of the Disney Railroads Discussion Board!

Thanks to those that do the grunt work and those that hang out.
While this is a niche area of a niche hobby it is great to have a place like this.
It has expanded many areas of my Disney and railroad, real and model, world.
THANKS
by Dave Van
Thu Jun 26, 2014 7:44 am
Forum: Other Railroads
Topic: Grizzly Flats Railroad Video Lionel Trains Web Site
Replies: 2
Views: 1603

Re: Grizzly Flats Railroad Video Lionel Trains Web Site

Is all the Grizzly Flats equipment shown at Orange Empire as of Oct 2013???
I went then but saw little of it....where is it????
I will admit my visit came at the end of a day spent in the high desert and I was beat....but I sure missed it!
by Dave Van
Tue Jun 10, 2014 6:48 pm
Forum: Disneyland Railroad
Topic: Gurley breaks a leg
Replies: 7
Views: 1889

Re: Gurley breaks a leg

Thanks for yet another reminder of why I and nobody else works on all of my vehicles. The old saying "if you want a job done right - D-I-Y" seems to apply to more and more things in my life. I actually went to auto tech college. But these wheel bearings have to be pressed in and out and t...
by Dave Van
Tue Jun 10, 2014 4:22 pm
Forum: Disneyland Railroad
Topic: Gurley breaks a leg
Replies: 7
Views: 1889

Re: Gurley breaks a leg

Ouch.......not good......but like a incident that happened to us the other day...... had an auto shop put new front wheel bearings in our car. We picked it up at completion and drove 50 miles to a doctors appointment. 50 feet from their office the whole spindle assembly falls off......they had not p...